sent a written message to someone, typically through text, email, or an instant messaging app on a phone or computer.
From 'message' (information sent from one person to another) + '-ed' (past tense). 'Message' comes from Latin 'missus,' meaning 'sent,' rooted in 'mittere' (to send).
The verb 'messaged' didn't exist before digital communication—language evolves when technology creates new behaviors, and now 'messaging' has become such a core part of how humans connect that linguists call it a fundamental shift in how we communicate.
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